I work as an FA for Delta 🔺 and I absolutely love this plane. It boards super fast and has a good amount of space for our PAX and deplanes fast as well.
Just a shame they had to sell the program. At least it was Airbus who bought it up, otherwise it would probably still be awaiting certification/constantly delayed.
@@patrice5976 The A220 was designed and developed by Bombardier in Canada. The plane entered production as the CS-100 and was almost killed off by dirty dealings from Boeing. When Airbus stepped in and rescued the project. That the product is this good was in the design which is Canadian. Most A220s are still built in Canada with only US market ones assembled in the USA. So how can you say it has nothing to do with Canada. I know the deal did not involve Canada and the Delta planes are assembled in the USA. That is why I only referred to the designers.
Flew an Air Canada A220-300 recently SFO-YYZ - best economy seat ever and just a great experience overall. Once the word gets out about this plane, it could become a huge competitive advantage for the airlines that fly it.
The A220 is by far one of the most comfortable aircraft to fly on. I am glad Delta is investing in this aircraft type. It is way better from a passenger standpoint than the A320 and a319 (the worst imo)
I only flew on it once, from AMS to CPH, and the seats that Air France put in the thing gave me severe back pain. That was after a 12 hour flight from GRU though, so I guess everything would have hurt at that point.
we actually use them from our coastal hubs to our competitors hubs. DFW, IAH, ORD, etc see multiple rotations a day from places like JFK, LGA, BOS, LAX etc
@@moldypizza__ No IFE is fine. I am so tired of hearing people complain about the 717. They’re on one hour flights to Shreveport, Huntsville, Charlottesville, Asheville, etc. People can survive for an hour on their flight to get to the small market city that should consider itself lucky to get mainline at all.
@@spades9048 having no IFE is fine if they have stream to device services or wifi but if they don’t it’s not a good plane in my opinion, you can think what you want.
@@spades9048 No kidding. I used to fly between Seattle and St. Louis on the MD-80 and -90. The average flight time was over 3 hours, but sitting in the 2-seat side of the plane wasn't that bad.
@@spades9048 Lol Delta flies the 737-800/900 and sometimes the 757 from ATL to SAV and its only about a 35 min flight but the drive between the 2 cities is 4 hours
The A220 is MVP right now, older 319s 320s and some NGs could be replaced. When the 500 comes if Boeing doesn’t get it together some of the air carriers may skip out on the Max 7 and 8 for the 225
Delta, fortunately (!), has an excellent, state-of-the-art maintenance base that is part of Delta TechOps at their home airport in Atlanta, Georgia. As such, they haven't had the type of engine maintenance issues with the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines that have plagued many other airlines.
Actually the biggest factor is the tech ops has the maintenance contract with PW on the engine type. They will of course prioritize their own fleet first.
Maybe learn how to spell “aisle” like most seventh graders in the country can do before you start expecting serious people to take what you have to say seriously. In fact, not more RUclips for you until you’ve spent at least thirty minutes with your nose in a dictionary.
It does look like Boeing has been caught somehow with its pants down. Boeing do not have a comparable airplane to the Airbus A220 and likewise, they do not have a comparable version of the Airbus A321 NEO XLR. To round it off, the Airbus A330 NEO is also starting to gain attention by various airlines. Apart from the Airbus A220, pretty much the rest of the Airbus range of airplanes have a further advantage which is crew training cost for pilots since the cockpit layout in the A320, A330, A350 and A380 are so similar that pilots only need minimum training to transition between the various airplane types. Hopefully, Boeing have some new airplane designs on the way but at the moment, Boeing seem to be slightly uncompetitive.
@chase418 thier is, I think Airbus is waiting to see about 320neo sales before launching the 500. The 500 will cannibalize any future 320 neo orders if its efficiency is that much better. The A220 family can easily fill the A319/320 rolls in the future.
In the 90s, Delta focused on the CRJ-200 and 700s later for regional ops with huge flock of these birds fying in/out of Cincinati and other hub cities. Am curious if the 220 will replace CRJ and smaller aircraft and provide less frequent but more efficient service to smaller sities vs the CRJ operations of the past. Bombardier had stretched the Canadair Challenger business jet to become CRJ-200, then stretched it again for the -700 and -900 and -1000 (though not sure if any were delivered). Clearly the regional aircraft market was asking for larger planes and am curious if there is still a market for 50-75 seats or if A220/Embraer E2 are to be the smaller planes in airline fleets going forward.
@@eth39232 A321ceo and 737 900ER are significantly larger plane then MD88. On the city I am fleeing from, which was deserved mostly with 717 and MD88 is now almost exclusively 717 and occasionally 737 800.
My understanding is that A220's will not replace 717's. Eventually older 737-800's, 319's, and 320's will shift to the 717 routes when 717's are retired (probably close to the end of the decade), which are usually short distance routes from Atlanta and Detroit to small and medium size cities that don't take advantage of the fuel efficiency benefits of the newer aircraft.
Such a beautiful aircraft! It’s a great choice for any airline. Nonetheless, once another engine option is found, Airlines will be careful in ordering them in my opinion.
No. Much too many are, specially for airlines with a small fleet. The on-wing time of the engine is less than half the guaranteed one, what should have been an annoying, costly but still rather minor problem, but P&W total inability to follow suit with the maintenance has made the headlines - plus their erratic policy towards replacement and new-aircraft engines, making both users and manufacturers upset - and vocal
@@agagnech Really? No US carriers have grounded A220 fleets. Iraq Airways, Egyptair, Air Senegal, Air Tanzania all had the majority of their fleets grounded. Swiss Air, Air Baltic, and Lufthansa also had issues, though proportionally smaller. They appear to be dissimilar issues as the Europeans that were early adopters had inflight shutdown issues and the other carriers were reporting excessive component wear and damage. The inflight shutdown issue has allegedly been resolved. The issues the African and middle-east carriers experienced isn’t. Maybe the US carriers aren’t getting the life they wanted out of the PW-1500G but it hasn’t been so bad that they aren’t ordering even more A220s, though a second engine option would likely make them happy. Key word in the comment is “most”. For some carriers that is true. For some it is not. In the US it is not true. In Europe it is not true.
Excellent move by Delta, the A220's provides the carrier with fleet flexibility and passengers with a comfortable ride.
you sound so nerdy 💀
Delta has chosen the right plane to replace its aging 717. This will help Delta's growth.
it’s in the same config (2-3) so you won’t lose out on any comfort either.
The 717 was great in its day but they are getting old and are relatively inefficient.
I work as an FA for Delta 🔺 and I absolutely love this plane. It boards super fast and has a good amount of space for our PAX and deplanes fast as well.
Looks like the Canadian designers of the type hit a home run with this one.
Just a shame they had to sell the program. At least it was Airbus who bought it up, otherwise it would probably still be awaiting certification/constantly delayed.
Nothing to do with Canada. Nothing
@@patrice5976 The A220 was designed and developed by Bombardier in Canada. The plane entered production as the CS-100 and was almost killed off by dirty dealings from Boeing. When Airbus stepped in and rescued the project. That the product is this good was in the design which is Canadian. Most A220s are still built in Canada with only US market ones assembled in the USA.
So how can you say it has nothing to do with Canada. I know the deal did not involve Canada and the Delta planes are assembled in the USA. That is why I only referred to the designers.
@@patrice5976A220 is Bombardier of Canada and absorbed later by Airbus. So basically, it's a Canadian plane rebadged into a European one.
And Delta puts a window in the bathroom on the 220 also
The A220-300 is such a versatile passenger jet. It's capable of flying both short hops and transcontinental flights.
Flew an Air Canada A220-300 recently SFO-YYZ - best economy seat ever and just a great experience overall. Once the word gets out about this plane, it could become a huge competitive advantage for the airlines that fly it.
I flew on an Egyptair a220 and the windows were large and the cabin quiet. wayyy better than the 737 I went to egypt on
The A220 is by far one of the most comfortable aircraft to fly on. I am glad Delta is investing in this aircraft type. It is way better from a passenger standpoint than the A320 and a319 (the worst imo)
I only flew on it once, from AMS to CPH, and the seats that Air France put in the thing gave me severe back pain. That was after a 12 hour flight from GRU though, so I guess everything would have hurt at that point.
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I miss working for them. I was injured & had to retire. Greatest company I ever worked for.
we actually use them from our coastal hubs to our competitors hubs. DFW, IAH, ORD, etc see multiple rotations a day from places like JFK, LGA, BOS, LAX etc
The Airline is Probably additced to the Airbus A220, Its like an whoever orders the most A220s Race
AA needs to order a large fleet of A220s too 💯💯💯💯
I have flown on the Delta Variant and it is a wonderful aircraft. In fact, my new favorite plane after the Dash 8
Have flown the A220 on Delta...wonderful as compared to other options
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Anything with a 3x2 seating is good in my book.
most things in a 3x2 or 2x2 layout are good too, except for on an old plane with no IFE.
@@moldypizza__ No IFE is fine. I am so tired of hearing people complain about the 717. They’re on one hour flights to Shreveport, Huntsville, Charlottesville, Asheville, etc. People can survive for an hour on their flight to get to the small market city that should consider itself lucky to get mainline at all.
@@spades9048 having no IFE is fine if they have stream to device services or wifi but if they don’t it’s not a good plane in my opinion, you can think what you want.
@@spades9048 No kidding. I used to fly between Seattle and St. Louis on the MD-80 and -90. The average flight time was over 3 hours, but sitting in the 2-seat side of the plane wasn't that bad.
@@spades9048 Lol Delta flies the 737-800/900 and sometimes the 757 from ATL to SAV and its only about a 35 min flight but the drive between the 2 cities is 4 hours
Best 🇨🇦 created aircraft made.
Toss up between it and the Avro Arrow which was waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy ahead of its time.
I wonder if delta is in talks or working with Airbus to make the -500 come to life.
The A220 is MVP right now, older 319s 320s and some NGs could be replaced.
When the 500 comes if Boeing doesn’t get it together some of the air carriers may skip out on the Max 7 and 8 for the 225
The Boeing CEO & Board had a chance to buy the plane...but they passed, brilliant move Boeing.🤮
Boeing only interested in maintaining the 737. The profit from it must be lucrative.
Nice. I live in seattle and have literally flown delta over alaska a few times because i like the a220 so much.
Delta, fortunately (!), has an excellent, state-of-the-art maintenance base that is part of Delta TechOps at their home airport in Atlanta, Georgia. As such, they haven't had the type of engine maintenance issues with the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines that have plagued many other airlines.
Actually the biggest factor is the tech ops has the maintenance contract with PW on the engine type. They will of course prioritize their own fleet first.
The P&W engines have shown an allergy mainly to hot and humid climates - but don't ask me why
@@lucbaeten3344 The southeastern USA is hot and humid during the summer. Yet Delta has got them working reliably, so… 🤔🤷🏻♂️
Best aircraft in the air! No single isle aircraft comes close.
Maybe learn how to spell “aisle” like most seventh graders in the country can do before you start expecting serious people to take what you have to say seriously. In fact, not more RUclips for you until you’ve spent at least thirty minutes with your nose in a dictionary.
The A220 is a great replacement option. Too bad Boeing doesn't have replacements for some of its older aircraft.
Just reusing the 737 AGAIN.
Flying their A220-100 from Boston to Salt Lake City next month! Can’t wait to try it!
I’ll miss the Boeing 717 but the A220 will be more than capable to be it’s successor and then some.
Travelled on Air Cda A220 several days ago super aircraft 2 +3 seating bright cabin seems wider than other narrow bodies comfortable seats
It does look like Boeing has been caught somehow with its pants down.
Boeing do not have a comparable airplane to the Airbus A220 and likewise, they do not have a comparable version of the Airbus A321 NEO XLR. To round it off, the Airbus A330 NEO is also starting to gain attention by various airlines.
Apart from the Airbus A220, pretty much the rest of the Airbus range of airplanes have a further advantage which is crew training cost for pilots since the cockpit layout in the A320, A330, A350 and A380 are so similar that pilots only need minimum training to transition between the various airplane types.
Hopefully, Boeing have some new airplane designs on the way but at the moment, Boeing seem to be slightly uncompetitive.
2-3 abreast gives a different experience....larger windows & wider seats
Bring on the A220-500. Delta needs a A320 replacement.
Isn’t there an a320 neo
@chase418 thier is, I think Airbus is waiting to see about 320neo sales before launching the 500. The 500 will cannibalize any future 320 neo orders if its efficiency is that much better. The A220 family can easily fill the A319/320 rolls in the future.
Yeah they need to replace the ancient 717s
The most comfortable passenger plane
The max,,,787,,,,777x,, economy class is like a cattle shed
Air Canada a220s are the best
I few on this type and it was comfortable as a passenger.
No surprise here…and it’s a very nice ride ✈️
What about pratt and Whitney engine issues?
Lets just hope the engines stay reliable.
Does Airbus have sufficient production capacity to keep up with orders? I thought that they didn’t have enough.
In the 90s, Delta focused on the CRJ-200 and 700s later for regional ops with huge flock of these birds fying in/out of Cincinati and other hub cities.
Am curious if the 220 will replace CRJ and smaller aircraft and provide less frequent but more efficient service to smaller sities vs the CRJ operations of the past.
Bombardier had stretched the Canadair Challenger business jet to become CRJ-200, then stretched it again for the -700 and -900 and -1000 (though not sure if any were delivered). Clearly the regional aircraft market was asking for larger planes and am curious if there is still a market for 50-75 seats or if A220/Embraer E2 are to be the smaller planes in airline fleets going forward.
The A220 is Delta best replacement for the still remaining 717 and the now retired MD88.
739's and 321ceo's replaced the MD88.
@@eth39232 A321ceo and 737 900ER are significantly larger plane then MD88. On the city I am fleeing from, which was deserved mostly with 717 and MD88 is now almost exclusively 717 and occasionally 737 800.
My understanding is that A220's will not replace 717's. Eventually older 737-800's, 319's, and 320's will shift to the 717 routes when 717's are retired (probably close to the end of the decade), which are usually short distance routes from Atlanta and Detroit to small and medium size cities that don't take advantage of the fuel efficiency benefits of the newer aircraft.
I can see Hawaiian Airlines already liking their lips for the huge number of 717s that will be available on the market for scrap metal prices.
I think my favorite part is the 3-2 configuration.
Such a beautiful aircraft!
It’s a great choice for any airline. Nonetheless, once another engine option is found, Airlines will be careful in ordering them in my opinion.
Fantastic news for Airbus and a good decision by Delta increasing its Airbus fleet, Boeing have and absolutely nothing to offer in this sector.
video idea: what happens when your package is on a plane in a plane crash?
It sounds like the best move delta can do with the options they have right now
Need more European carriers with yhis ac.
Delta committing to Airbus is a smart move!
Good move, better aircraft than the max.
I really really enjoy flying on the a220
Lovely aircraft.
It's a good move by delta 👌
great news
The Airbus A220 has a tail similar to the B777.
And avionics similar to the 787.
Smart !
My only complain, is how soon can they get this orders delivered?
didnt listen to the story. The story tells you when delivery will occur.
@@pete84101 yeah good luck
I like the look of that plane from the outside but not sure about the 2-3 seat layout.
seat width is 18.6 wide per Delta's web site
Wider seats with less middle seats. What’s not to love?
@@austinrothjr oh OK. I thought they'd be the same size
aren’t most of this type grounded due to engine issues
no
Not in the US. The main problem seems to be hotter, sandy climates.
No. Much too many are, specially for airlines with a small fleet. The on-wing time of the engine is less than half the guaranteed one, what should have been an annoying, costly but still rather minor problem, but P&W total inability to follow suit with the maintenance has made the headlines - plus their erratic policy towards replacement and new-aircraft engines, making both users and manufacturers upset - and vocal
@@austinrothjr still not true
@@agagnech Really? No US carriers have grounded A220 fleets. Iraq Airways, Egyptair, Air Senegal, Air Tanzania all had the majority of their fleets grounded. Swiss Air, Air Baltic, and Lufthansa also had issues, though proportionally smaller. They appear to be dissimilar issues as the Europeans that were early adopters had inflight shutdown issues and the other carriers were reporting excessive component wear and damage. The inflight shutdown issue has allegedly been resolved. The issues the African and middle-east carriers experienced isn’t. Maybe the US carriers aren’t getting the life they wanted out of the PW-1500G but it hasn’t been so bad that they aren’t ordering even more A220s, though a second engine option would likely make them happy. Key word in the comment is “most”. For some carriers that is true. For some it is not. In the US it is not true. In Europe it is not true.
I'm so glad to see those ugly 717's going away. The A220 is a great replacement.
Bye bye Boeing.
Let's hope they operate as hod as Boeing y
first
ANY airline who operates the A220 is very happy with it. BOEING are wrong wrong wrong and airlines are moving on with new planes from Airbus.
Cancel the 737-10 order.